Ch. 2411..2420

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2411-Luca watched the two of them play chess for a while. She glanced at the time, and when it was almost time to prepare lunch, she stood up and said, “Old Master Crawford, Mr. Crawford, please excuse me. I'm going to prepare lunch now."

"Do you need help?" Luke asked. Aunt Neile usually helped Luca out when she was busy preparing meals in the kitchen. Now, she had to prepare lunch for six of them. Luke was worried that she would not be able to handle it herself.

Luca shook her head, pursed her lips, and said in a gentle voice, "It's okay. I can handle this. You can play chess with Old Master Crawford."

After that, Luca walked to the kitchen.

Before she walked into the kitchen, she heard Old Master Crawford making fun of Luke, "Hah, I didn't know you'd step into the kitchen."

Luca smiled without turning around. She headed straight to the kitchen.

Luke did not look like someone who would enter the kitchen, but there were times when he would help her in the kitchen. Her heart pounded faster when she recalled him standing beside her and helping out in the kitchen.

No one had ever said that the kitchen was only meant for women. Luca was happy that Luke could understand that and was willing to help her.

In the living room.

Luke arranged the pawns on the chess and slowly replied, "I sometimes help her out in the kitchen."

"That's great. I didn't expect you to be the sort who helped out. That's something I just found out today," exclaimed Old Master Crawford. Luke had always thought that men should stay away from the kitchen.

Besides, it was indeed unsuitable if Luke smelled like food and oil.

"I'll let you have the opening move this time," said Luke.

Old Master Crawford could not be bothered about it and said, "How is this considered making concessions? Making a concession means letting me undo my move in front of Luca."

"I won't be able to impress Luca if I had let you do that," said Luke calmly. He immediately made his move after he watched Old Master Crawford make his first move.

"So, you care about Luca, but it seems like she doesn't think of this as her home yet," Old Master Crawford deliberately drawled and looked in the direction of the kitchen.

Luke did not show an unhappy expression on his face and continued to play chess.

Old Master Crawford got restless when Luke did not say anything about it. He immediately asked, “What are you thinking? Why are you taking your time?"

“She'll make herself at home sooner or later." Although Luke's voice was cold, he sounded affirmative.

"How can you be so sure about that? Hurry up. This woman is about to be taken by some other men," said Old Master Crawford with sincerity. It was not to trigger Luke, but it was to remind him.

Luke said in a firm voice, "What's mine will be mine. No one can take her away."

Old Master Crawford could not help but mock him when he saw how confident Luke was, "Oh, look at how confident you are. Take things slowly as you wish and you'll regret it in the future."

Luke looked up and saw the mocking expression on Old Master Crawford's face. He reminded him in a calm voice, "Grandpa, you're going to lose if you don't take this game seriously."

Old Master Crawford lowered his head and looked at the chessboard. Only then did he realize that Luke had taken a few of his pawns.

He could not help but complain, "You little brat. You always make me look bad!"

"You taught me well," replied Luke. Then, he shot a glance in the direction of the kitchen.

The woman he loved was preparing lunch for him.

Luke kept Old Master Crawford company for the rest of the day since Mr. Griffin was not here to accompany him.

Old Master Crawford enjoyed living a life like this.

It was not as noisy as it was in Crawford Manor. The atmosphere was relaxing and he was happy with it.

However, he could only enjoy such happiness for a short while. He had to return to Crawford Manor the next day.

The next morning, after Old Master Crawford had Luca's homemade breakfast. Then, he asked his chauffeur to send him back to Crawford Manor.

Luke initially thought of sending him back himself, but Old Master Crawford rejected his offer. He gave Luca a meaningful look before he left. He was truly fond of this woman.

It would be best if she could stay by Luke's side.

"Luke, opportunity waits for no one. You have to seize the chance." Old Master Crawford said something meaningful to Luke before leaving. Then, he got into the car and returned to Crawford Manor.

Luca frowned and asked, "Mr. Crawford, what does Old Master Crawford mean?"

"He's telling me to jump at the chance," replied Luke. Today was the second day after New Year's Day. He had to get prepared to pay a visit and prepare some gifts for the Norman family and Rayne family on behalf of Bianca.

"Huh?" Luca was even more confused. She did not hear Luke mention that something was wrong lately. Why did he have to seize the chance?

Luke saw the confused look on Luca's face and thought to himself that he was waiting for the chance too.

It was not that he did not seize the chance, but the chance had yet to come!

Crawford Manor...

Susan woke up early in the morning and instructed the maids to prepare tea, refreshments, and spring water bottles for the guests.

Old Master Crawford should be back soon.

Old Master Crawford's arrival meant the guests would be coming soon too.

Louis did not know how to seize the chance. Susan had no choice but to worry about the preparations.

She was hoping that she could get more opportunities for Louis. That way, he would be able to live a more comfortable life this year.

At least she could help Louis to make a good impression on Old Master Crawford.

After everything was prepared by the maids, Susan asked, “Have you prepared the tea Old Master Crawford drinks every morning?"

Mr. Griffin nodded and replied, "Madam Crawford, they're all ready. We can brew the tea once Old Master Crawford arrives."

The tea leaves could not be brewed in advance. Otherwise, it would affect the taste of the tea.

Otherwise, Susan would have brewed the tea herself.

"Okay. Good." Susan nodded. She dared not to be careless in preparing something for Old Master Crawford.

Louis yawned and made his way down the stairs slowly. He was surprised to see Susan sitting properly on the sofa. He asked, "Mom, why are you so early today?"

"Is it still early now?" Susan frowned. She noticed the tired look on Louis' face and asked, "Why are you so tired? Did you sleep late last night?"

"Yes." Louis nodded and yawned.

He felt tired from sleeping late and waking up early.

'What's wrong with you?" Susan looked at what a mess Louis was. Old Master Crawford might be unhappy to see Louis in such a state when he came back later.

"Mom, it's the New Year. I was gaming with my friends," replied Louis. He seldom played games these days. It was just that his friends had invited him to play together, so he agreed.

"You're already married and you have a child, yet you're still playing games. Look at you. You didn't just sleep late but you stayed up all night, right?" Susan frowned. She was extremely unhappy about it.

"It's only once in a while. It's fine." Louis stretched.

"Look at you. You're such a mess. The guests will be laughing at you when they come later. Your grandfather won't be happy to see you in such a state. Hurry up and go freshen yourself up," urged Susan. She could not help but secretly blame Yuri for being lenient toward her husband.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2412-"I've already cleaned myself up. I'll feel better after eating breakfast," said Louis as he walked to the dining room.

Susan shook her head helplessly. How could Louis slack off during the New Year? It seemed like she had to talk to Yuri about it and asked her to keep an eye on Louis.

"This child..." She could not help but mutter.

After a while, Susan noticed that Louis had not finished his breakfast yet. She walked into the dining room and saw him eating breakfast while looking at his phone at the same time.

The burning rage in her exploded uncontrollably. She snatched Louis' phone and said, "Don't look at your phone when you're eating. Your grandpa will be mad at you if he sees you like this."

"Mom, Grandpa's not here." Louis felt helpless. Old Master Crawford did not allow them to look at their phones while having meals.

However, Louis could not be bothered since Old Master Crawford was not around.

"Does that mean you can relax when he's not here? Your grandpa isn't back yet. You didn't even call him to ask if he's fine there. All you've done was play games and watch videos. Let's see how you'll end up in the future!" Susan exited the video app on his phone.

Louis frowned. He put down the spoon and said, "It's not that late now. Grandpa will be coming back soon."

"Soon? I've already gotten everything prepared but he hasn't come back yet. What if he doesn't remember to come back later?" Susan was anxious. She was worried Old Master Crawford was enjoying his stay at Luke's villa so much that he would forget to return.

"He won't." Louis knew what Susan was worried about. She even made a fuss about it last night. He knew what she was worried about.

"Do you dare to guarantee that? Call him now," ordered Susan as she handed the phone to him.

She would have called him if she could.

Susan was worried that Old Master Crawford would be disgusted if she called him. That was why he asked Louis to make the call while pretending to care for the old master, using it as an excuse to call him. That way, the old master would not be mad at Louis.

Louis picked up his phone. Mr. Griffin happened to be walking in when he was about to make the call. He reported, "Madam Crawford, Young Master Louis, the old master is back."

Louis kept his phone away, planning to finish the rest of his breakfast.

However, Susan turned around, grabbed Louis' hand, and said, “Stop thinking about eating. Go and help your grandpa in."

Louis was dragged along with her. He almost choked on the food that was stuck in his throat.

"Hang on." Louis took a step back, picked up the glass of milk, and drank a mouthful. Then, he swallowed it.

Susan was even more pissed when she looked at what a mess Louis was. She urged him, "Are you done?"

Louis took a deep breath, nodded, and replied, "Yes."

"Stop dilly-dallying or Old Master Crawford will be unhappy." Susan let go of Louis and headed out together with him.

Louis felt helpless. Old Master Crawford was not that kind of person. These efforts were little more than window dressing to the old master, and he did not like it either.

Old Master Crawford's chauffeur helped him out of the car. He raised his eyebrows when he saw Susan and Louis come out to welcome him.

"Grandpa, Happy New Year." Louis took the initiative to greet him first.

"Happy New Year. Why are you standing outside? Let's get into the house," said Old Master Crawford. He was just coming back home as usual, and he thought there was no need to make such a grand entrance.

"Father, let Louis help you." Susan smiled and winked at Louis to remind him.

"It's alright. Leave it to Mr. Griffin." Old Master Crawford smiled. He was obviously in a good mood.

The moment he said that Mr. Griffin had already come forward to help him up.

Although it was a simple rejection, it did not mean anything in Old Master Crawford's heart.

However, it was different for Susan. A warning alarm rang in Susan's head.

Old Master Crawford had only spent one night at Luke's villa, and now he did not even want Louis to go near him.

Her expression was gloomy as she followed behind the old master.

A strong sense of dissatisfaction was churning in Susan's heart while she looked at his old figure from behind.

Mr. Griffin helped Old Master Crawford to the living room and had him sit on the sofa. Then, he asked in a low voice, "Old Master Crawford, have you had breakfast?"

"I had breakfast at Luke's place," replied Old Master Crawford happily. He recalled how delicious Luca's homemade breakfast was.

Luca knew the old master liked having Western breakfast, so she made it for him.

He enjoyed his breakfast.

"That's great. Let me get you a cup of tea," said Mr. Griffin.

"Yes. I'd like to have some tea. It helps with digestion." Old Master Crawford nodded. He had a little too much for breakfast. It would be good to have some tea.

Louis did not think about it further. He teased Old Master Crawford instead, “Grandpa, it seems like Brother fed you well."

"Yes. If it weren't for the guests coming to visit today, I would've liked to spend a few nights there." Luca's cooking had earned recognition from Old Master Crawford.

Louis was amused by what the old master said. He could not help but reply, "Grandpa, I'll be moving there after New Year. Let's go to Brother's house and scrounge free meals from him. I've heard that Dr. Craw is good at cooking. Even you've tried it, and I'd like to have a taste too."

"Sure. I can assure you Luca's cooking is good." Old Master Crawford made a thumbs-up gesture and praised Luca.

Susan could not help but say, "Dad, Luke is unsociable. Tell me if you'd like to have good food. Let me take you to those Michelin-starred restaurants. The food served by the chefs there is truly amazing. After all, they're world-class restaurants."

The smile on Old Master Crawford's face slowly faded. Michelin-starred restaurants?

He had worked hard his whole life, and he became wealthy long before he got old. Was there any good food he had never tried before?

"The food served at those Michelin-starred restaurants doesn't suit my taste. I still prefer Luca's homemade food. I was thinking of sending our cook there to learn some skills from Luca." What Old Master Crawford said was an acknowledgment of Luca's cooking skills.

His words made Susan even more upset, and she said, "Old Master Crawford, you're saying that just because you've gotten used to eating freshly made food. Does Luca's homemade food really taste that good? Our cook has been serving us for more than 30 years. She was a chef in some big, famous hotels before this. What kind of cuisine does she not know how to make?"

"Susan, if you refuse to believe me, you can try her homemade food when you move there together with Louis. Luke's house is right beside yours. It's convenient for you to go there." Old Master Crawford could not be bothered to explain it to her.

He had already figured out what kind of person his daughter-in-law was over the years.

That was why there was no need to explain it to her.

Susan was rendered speechless.

She did not want to move out, but Old Master Crawford had been mentioning it until now. She had to move out of the Crawford Manor with Louis.

Susan had this feeling that many things would not be under her control after she moved out of Crawford Manor.

She would lose her status in the Crawford family.

Susan was reluctant to move out, but she was not that silly to mention it now.

After all, Old Master Crawford would be mad if she told him now.

There would be guests coming to visit later, so it would be better if she did not ruin the old master's mood.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2415-“Thank you, Mom." Luke did not reject her. This was the elderly's blessing. He accepted the gifts on behalf of Bianca.

"Mom, there's a box of vitamins in the bag. It's for Old Master Norman. Please give it to him when you head there," said Luke. He did wish to visit Old Master Norman, but he had to prepare something for him. That was why he reminded Luca to get something for them.

That way, Queenie could bring the gifts along with her when she visited him.

Luke did not have to socialize that much either.

Queenie nodded. She smiled and said, "Thank you for being thoughtful."

"It was Bianca who reminded me," said Luke. Luca was reminded of her grandparents who were related to her. That was why she mentioned it to Luke.

Luke was allowed to use being busy as an excuse to escape from socializing, but one had to prepare gifts and send regards to them.

"Bianca reminded you?" Queenie was surprised. She said excitedly, "Is Bianca starting to remember things now?"

Queenie had been texting with Bianca lately. Bianca was still as busy as usual. She would have to wait until the next day to receive a reply from Bianca if she sent a message today.

It was already considered fast. Sometimes, she would have to wait until the third day.

"No. She mentioned it when I told her about preparing New Year gifts." Luke lied to her. He knew Queenie would get excited when she heard Bianca's name. Hence, before he mentioned it to her, he had already found an excuse.

Queenie was slightly disappointed and muttered, "She hasn't gotten her memories back..."

"After everything that she's gone through, I guess it's better for her not to remember those things," said Luke.

He did not have many feelings when he said that as Bianca was just right beside him, and she did not lose her memory.

She still loved him and the kids. That was why there was not much emotion on his face.

Queenie nodded, agreeing with what Luke said. It was almost time for lunch. She did not continue to ask Luke about Bianca. Instead, she stood up and said, "Okay. Wait here. I'm going to prepare lunch."

Tommy looked at Jack and asked, “Grandpa, can we play with toys?"

“Of course. Your grandma bought some new toys for you. Off you go," Jack replied happily. His grandchildren were different from the other children.

The other children at their age could not be bothered to play with toys. Most of them played mobile games.

However, Luke's kids preferred reading and playing puzzle games.

He did not have to worry about them.

“Grandpa and Grandma are the best!" Tommy clapped his hands excitedly. He grabbed Lanie's and Rainie's hands and headed upstairs.

They came to visit their grandparents, but they were not interested in the conversation between the adults. That was why Tommy suggested going upstairs to play games. Luke did not stop them either.

Luke shifted his gaze after watching the kids head upstairs and disappear from his sight.

"Luke, I have something to discuss with you. Let's go to my study," Jack stood up and said.

“Sure." Luke rose to his feet and headed to Jack's study upstairs.

After Jack closed the door behind him, he sat on the sofa. He knew Luke would be taking the kids here to visit them. Thus, he placed a pot of tea on the coffee table in front of the sofa earlier.

“Would you like to have some tea?" Jack asked.

“Okay. Let me do it." Luke waited for Jack to start talking while he poured two cups of tea.

Luke handed one of the cups to Jack and said, “Dad, here's your tea."

“Thank you." Jack admired Luke's sophistication. Then, he said, “I asked you to come up here to discuss a few things with you."

“Go ahead." Luke waited for him to go straight to the point.

“Why didn't Luca come along with you?" Luca's situation was what Jack was most concerned about.

Jack had two daughters. He had already given up on Leia and no longer cared about her. He only had Luca left.

Even though Luca had been kidnapped and went missing for three years, she still cared for them. That was the reason Jack cared so much about Luca.

Luca cared about her parents. As a father, Jack would also be concerned about his daughter.

“She thinks that she's in no position to come, and she was worried that she'd cause misunderstandings if she came," said Luke.

“How could she..." Jack wanted to blame her, but he realized that he could not continue with the rest of the sentence.

There was a reason that Luca was worried.

Queenie had no idea about Luca's true identity by far. It was to protect her. If Luca came here together with Luke, Queenie would have suspected them.

Luca chose not to come together with him as it could avoid many troubles indeed.

“She rejected our invitation when we asked her to come here to countdown to the new year together." ack sounded a little depressed.

Even though he was a senior official, that did not change anything.

Jack could only protect the citizens, but he failed to protect his daughter.

Regarding this matter, he had no choice but to wait for Luke to investigate the matter because of his status and identity.

"Luca doesn't want to cause any trouble now," Luke explained on behalf of Luca.

He knew why she would make such a decision too.

The more memories she created with them, the harder it was for her to leave them.

If Luca had something holding her back, she would have more weaknesses that could be used against her.

Luke understood it well.

If it were not for him who offended the Island of Despair back then, the woman he loved would not have suffered for so many years.

Hence, it all boiled down to one thing. He was the one who caused Luca to end up like this today.

Even so, he would not let go of her easily.

He had to be the one who protected the woman he loved the most.

“I hope that your men can find out something as soon as possible and help her to escape from those sufferings.” Jack heaved a sigh.

Luke nodded. There were many things he had yet to tell Jack, like how others could not help him on this matter.

"One more thing. The decision to develop the suburban areas was made before the holidays started. The government had decided to develop the land. They didn't appoint any companies to do their project. The companies will have to join the tender and win the bid. And they'll probably release the notice after the new year. Plus, the conference should be held around the end of March or April," said Jack.

Luke was not surprised to hear that. He had already found out about the development of the suburban areas.

He just did not expect the decision to be made so quickly.

Previously, the Environmental Protection Agency had been opposing it, claiming that the development would ruin the ecosystem.

It was on the news, so he did not expect the government to convince them so quickly.

"There must be some special conditions for the development this time," said Luke.

Jack picked up his cup of tea and took a sip. Then, he looked at Luke in admiration and said, "Yes. There are special conditions, indeed. They proposed high requirements for a green environment to convince those environmentalists to accept the land development in that area. You have to be prepared for it. Given the conditions, you're not allowed to ruin the ecosystem there. You also have to make sure the greening rate there is higher than before."

"As expected..." Luke took a sip of the tea.

“Why? Do you think it's difficult?" Jack asked. He thought such a small issue would not be difficult for Luke to handle.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2416-"No." Luke promised he would take this project.

He had to win the construction bid.

T Corporation had worked on many projects before. They also had been working on a few projects that required a high greening rate.

"How's the project of T Corporation and M Group going?" Jack asked with concern.

"Everything's going smoothly," replied Luke.

"Okay. That's great. Other than the contents of the bidding document, they'll be focusing on another requirement for the bid this time—the completion status and quality of the previous projects of the company. The cooperation between T Corporation and M Group has attracted a lot of attention now. You have to make sure everything's going well. No mistakes are allowed. Otherwise, your chance of winning the bid will be gone," Jack revealed the requirements of the bid and reminded Luke.

After all, everything was going well for T Corporation now. It was lonely at the top. Luke had to be extra careful.

If anything happened, he would lose to his competitors.

"Okay. Thank you, Dad." Luke nodded. Jack could only reveal inside information, while Luke would still have to depend on himself to win the bid.

Jack finished drinking the cup of tea and said, "I've already bought an apartment in Sunnydale Garden for Leia near the hospital. She'll be able to get discharged from the hospital after New Year. She'll move there right away."

"Is she willing to?" Luke raised his brows. Leia's character was like Allison's. She would refuse to be separated just like that.

A gloomy cloud shadowed Jack's eyes. His voice turned cold when he mentioned Leia's name. "She has to stay there no matter whether she's willing to do so or not. I've already told her that I'll send her back to New York if she refuses to stay at the apartment there. Her health is stable now. She might be able to get better treatment in New York."

Luke did not say anything.

Leia was not dumb either. Her life would be more miserable if she insisted on doing it her way and ended up being sent to New York.

She only came back because life was tough on her.

"She has no other choice," said Jack. The whole family became restless when she got sick.

The news of what Leia said to Dexter and what she did to him was still all over the internet now.

Jack might have been able to help her to clean up the mess back then, but he had lost confidence in this daughter of his. That was why he did not handle the mess she had caused this time and let it be.

Now that the rumors had become worse, she only had herself to blame for it.

Fortunately, the discussion online did not affect him. That was why Jack let the fallout continue over Leia's matter online.

Luke nodded, agreeing with him. He reminded Jack too, “Leia has never been an easy person to deal with."

"I know your men are keeping an eye on her," said Jack. He also knew that it was Luke's men who were leading the discussion on the internet.

Leia's reputation was ruined, but nothing happened to Jack.

There was a saying that it was the father's fault for not educating his children, but the public did not think so. Hence, there must be someone who was helping behind.

There were so many pairs of eyes watching Jack like a predator looking at its prey. After all, it was lonely to be sitting in such a high position.

Jack was not allowed to make any mistakes, and he had to serve his people wholeheartedly.

Not only did Jack have to serve the people, but his whole family carried that weight on their shoulders too. Therefore, if no one was there to steer public opinion, Jack would end up losing everything.

"Dad," Luke called him without saying anything else.

He was the one behind it, but he did not think that Jack would find out about it.

Jack had come so far from being a military soldier to where he was today. His capability was much stronger than others. A child born in a military family could not be easily fooled.

"I'm relieved knowing that your men are watching her," Jack claimed that he would not blame Luke for doing this. Luke loved Luca, and Luca was Jack's biological daughter.

Luke would never break Luca's heart.

That was why Jack was calm.

Then, the two of them talked about politics and businesses.

After a while, someone knocked on the door. Tommy's voice came from outside the door, "Daddy, Grandpa, are you in there?"

Luke stood up and went to open the door. "What's the matter?"

"Grandma asked me to tell you that lunch is ready," Tommy told him what Queenie said to him.

"That was fast." Jack rose to his feet and glanced at the clock on the wall, only to realize that they had been talking for more than an hour. novelbin

"Grandpa, you always lose track of time when you talk to Daddy." Tommy grinned.

"I always have a lot to talk with your Daddy." Jack walked toward him and held his grandson's hand. Tommy was right. He would always lose track of time whenever he talked to Luke.

Luke was knowledgeable. He did not stop reading and learning about the latest news despite his busy schedule. It was interesting to talk to him, and he would not feel bored.

Sometimes, Jack thought that if his subordinates who only knew how to butter him up were as knowledgeable as Luke was, his job would not be so boring either.

Most of the people around him did not know as much as Luke, and they were not the kind who would take the long view. However, they were always discussing problems with him.

They were ignorant.

Jack admired Luke as he was a prominent and outstanding man.

Luke did not continue to stay there after lunch. After all, Jack and Queenie had to visit Old Master Norman in the afternoon.

Hence, Luke and the kids left and headed to the Rayne family's house right away.

Luke's phone rang when he was driving. He glanced at his phone and found out that it was Allison who called.

He did not answer the call.

Rainie asked with curiosity, “Daddy, aren't you answering the call?"

“Don't mind it." Luke was not planning to answer Allison's call. She never had anything important to look for him.

The phone finally quieted down after it had rung a dozen times.

The phone rang again after a few seconds.

Lanie slowly said, “Daddy, answer the call. Otherwise, Grandma will keep calling you."

Luke glanced at his son by looking in the rearview mirror, then he asked, “How did you know it was her?"

“The only person who would be calling at this hour and whom you'd refuse to take the call is Grandma." Lanie crossed his arms in front of his chest and sat on his seat.

Luke nodded, agreeing with what his son said. Allison was the only one who could be so annoying.

Then, Luke answered the call.

“What's the matter?" Luke's voice was cold even though it was his mother on the other end of the line.

Allison's voice came from the other end of the line, “Luke, what time will you be coming over to eat today?"

“I've never said that I was going over for a meal," replied Luke.

“Isn't today the second day of the New Year? Aren't you coming over to eat with me?" Allison sounded surprised.

“I'm busy, and I'm driving now. I'm hanging up if you have nothing else to say." Luke only thought of hanging up the call. Allison was trying to please him, but that did not make him like her more.

He felt frustrated instead.

“Hang on. It's the New Year. How can you be busy? Besides, it's the second day of the New Year. What are you busy with? I've already asked the maid to make your favorite dishes. Come over and let's eat together." Allison pestered him, insisting on seeing him.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2418-Luke no longer questioned her when she saw the meaningful smile on her face.

"I'm going to take a shower now," said Luke as he stood up.

“Okay." Luca nodded.

Luca opened the gifts when Luke went to take a shower. There were stacks of cash inside. novelbin

There was not much expression on Luca's face.

Luca took off her cardigan. She was wearing her pajamas inside.

Luca put the gifts on the bedside table. Although it was a lot of money, it did no matter how much she had received. It was the thought that counted.

She leaned against the headboard and picked up the data document beside her.

It was the experiment data for the experiments she did today.

Luca turned to the first page. She could not help but let out a sigh. The data she collected was too little.

It was a pity that the laboratory she rented last time was no longer available. The owner of the laboratory told her that another company had rented the laboratory for the long term. She could not rent it anymore.

Luca massaged her temples which were hurting. She had to rent a laboratory if she wanted to speed up the progress.

While she was lost in her thoughts, Luke had already finished showering. He returned to the bedroom and noticed that Luca was holding a file. Then, he asked with curiosity, “What are you looking at?"

“Some research data," replied Luca heedlessly. The research data she was talking about could save lives.

Luke replied, "Okay." Then, he lifted the blanket and climbed into bed.

He was not planning to sleep if Luca was still awake. He picked up the book on the bedside table and began reading.

Luca did not avoid him either. Luke was smart, but he was unfamiliar with medical research. That was why she could read the data in front of him.

Luca read the pile of data for a while until she was feeling sleepy. That was when she closed the file.

Luke asked, “Are you going to sleep?"

“Yes. I'm a little sleepy," replied Luca. She had already gotten used to him sleeping together with her.

Luke had spent the night in Crawford Manor the day before yesterday. Hence, Luca tossed and turned on the bed the night before. It took her a long time to fall asleep.

Luca gave all her sleeping pills to Tina as she had been able to sleep well recently. She did not make new pills either, so she had no choice but to endure a sleepless night.

Old Master Crawford had spent the night here last night, so Luca did not let Luke sleep in the same bedroom as her. Hence, she did not get enough rest either.

Luca had not been able to get a good sleep for two nights. She felt sleepy after reading the documents for a while.

Luke put the book back. He waited for Luca to find a comfortable sleeping position, and only then did he turn off the lights in the bedroom. He said, “Good night."

Luca closed her eyes. After she waited for Luke to hold her in his arms habitually, she took a breath and relaxed.

When she was about to fall asleep, she heard Luke speaking, "I won't be having dinner at home tomorrow night."

"Okay." Luca did not question him where he would be going for dinner. He would naturally tell her if he wanted to.

"Aren't you going to ask me where I'm going?" Luke was unhappy to hear her giving such an indifferent response. He hugged her tighter.

Luca had no choice but to ask, "Mr. Crawford, where will you be going?"

"My mother called to invite me for dinner at her place tomorrow night. I promised her I'd go tomorrow." Luke held her in his arms satisfyingly. He took in the scent of her body and enjoyed how soft her body was.

Allison?

Luca furrowed her brows with her eyes closed.

Something bad would always happen whenever Allison's name was mentioned. The name Allison Tanner was trouble.

She was also a time bomb, a ticking bomb that would drag Luke along with her.

Luca asked, "Will the kids be following you?"

"They refuse to go," replied Luke. He pondered for a moment and told her what had happened on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Of course, Luke did not tell her that Sophian had worn a sexy nightgown to seduce him that night.

Luca would get insanely jealous if he told her about it.

However, she would think that she had no right to be jealous. Therefore, she would only keep it to herself.

The less trouble the better.

"So much happened in two days..." Although Luca was not there to see what had happened, she sounded helpless too.

That explained why she could sense Old Master Crawford was in a good mood yesterday. How could he not be happy to escape from such a situation?

It was just that Luke had played chess and talked to Old Master Crawford most of the time yesterday. That was why he did not tell her what had happened.

Then, Luca said, "I'll look after the kids since they refuse to go to her place."

“Okay." Luke hugged her, feeling satisfied. "Let's sleep."

"Okay. Good night, Mr. Crawford."

“Goodnight."

The following day.

Other than preparing meals for the kids, Luca spent most of the time accompanying the kids. She played games with them, read books, and watched them practice their calligraphy.

In the late evening, she realized Luke was still sitting on the sofa when she came to the first floor. She was thinking of warming up the pot pies that she prepared during noon time for the kids.

Luca glanced at the clock on the wall and asked, “Mr. Crawford, aren't you going yet?"

“I'm not in a hurry." Luke was watching the evening news.

“I'm preparing some pot pies. Would you like to have some.." Luca knew Luke did not want to go to Allison's place. That was why he was taking his time.

“It's alright. I have to go there later," replied Luke. If he did not set off now, Allison would call him when she did not see him.

Luke had to go today.

Even if Allison set a trap for Luke, he still had to meet her. Otherwise, she would go to Crawford Manor and make a mess there.

There would be groups of guests visiting the Crawford Manor now. Allison would be embarrassing the old master if she went back now.

“Okay, I'm going to prepare the pot pies first. Tommy's hungry," replied Luca as she walked into the kitchen.

“Okay." Luke watched her walk into the kitchen and continued watching TV.

After a few minutes, Luke's phone rang.

Luke picked up his phone. It was Allison who called.

He slowly answered the call.

Before he could say anything, Allison asked, “Luke, are you on the way? You didn't forget your promise, right?"

“I'm getting ready to set off now," replied Luke.

Allison was dissatisfied, “I can hear the sound of the news broadcast. Do you even know what time it is now? Why aren't you on your way yet?"

“You can have dinner first if you think it's late. You don't have to wait for me." Luke picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

Allison paused for a moment. Then, she eventually spoke sheepishly, “How can that be considered having dinner together? Fine. I'll wait for you. Hurry up."

Luke hung up the call, put on his coat, and headed out.

Gale was waiting for him in the car outside the villa. He immediately got out of the car and opened the back door when he saw Luke walking out. Then, he said, “Boss, you're here."

“Sorry to keep you waiting," said Luke. He decided to head to Allison's place at a later time on a whim.

However, when he had such a thought, Gale was already waiting outside the house.

That was why Luke was not in time to inform Gale to come later.

Luke was bringing Gale along with him to prevent Allison from scheming against him. No one would be able to lay a finger on him with Gale by his side.

“Boss, why are you saying such things? I've just been waiting for a while. Come on, get in the car. Otherwise, the warm air will flow out of the car." Gale smiled and urged Luke to get into the car.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2419-"Okay." Luke bent down and got into the car.

Gale closed the car door, quickly returned to the driver's seat, and closed the door. After he fastened the seat belt, he asked, "Boss, are we still going there?"

"Yes." Luke muted his phone. Judging from Allison's personality, he would receive at least three to four calls from her while he was on his way to her villa.

The more Allison behaved that way, the more suspicious she was. It would mean that she was up to something.

"Wait for me outside the house later. If I give you a call, just come in. You must take me away no matter what happens," said Luke.

Gale was puzzled. Was he not going to Allison's house?

Why did he sound like he was going to some gangster's hideaway?

"Boss, what would happen to you? Isn't that your mother?" Gale asked in a careful tone.

Gale knew Luke was not on good terms with Allison, but no parent was capable of hurting their children. It was unlikely that Allison would harm Luke, right?

"So?" Luke's voice was a little cold.

Gale was startled for a moment. Then, he kept silent.

He drove Luke to Allison's villa.

In the meantime, Allison called Luke four times. When Luke arrived at her place, he glanced at the missed calls on his phone with deep eyes.

"Boss, we're here," said Gale.

Luke pushed the door open.

Gale said, "Boss, I'll be waiting for you here. Remember to call me if anything happens."

"The house uses a digital door lock. The passcode for the digital door lock is 553139. Just break into the house right away after I call you," commanded Luke.

"Okay. I got it." Gale nodded. It was just a passcode. It would not be difficult for him.

Luke got out of the car. He did not press the doorbell. He keyed in the passcode and walked into the house right away.

Allison was sitting in the living room. She glanced at the phone and asked, "Why isn't he here yet?"

Sophian sat beside her. Although she was even more anxious than her, the expression on her face was calm. She comforted Allison, saying, “Ms. Allison, don't worry. Mr. Crawford said he'll come, so he'll come for sure."

"How do you know him so well?" Allison turned to look at her. novelbin

Her son was indeed a person who kept promises, but that was only to outsiders. There was still a chance that he would not keep the promises he made to her.

Sophian smiled gently and said, "Isn't Mr. Crawford a businessman? Businessmen always keep their promises."

"He does keep his promises, but not to me... Sophian, you know how bad our relationship is. I'm telling you, I'm only doing this to help you. If you succeed, make sure you remember that I helped you before.

Help me find a way to patch things up with him," said Allison. The reason she agreed to let Sophian seduce Luke was that she wanted to use this against Luke and manipulate him.

"Ms. Allison, don't worry. If I become Mr. Crawford's wife, you'll be my mother-in-law," Sophian smiled and assured her. What she wanted was not only as simple as becoming Luke's wife.

If Sophian succeeded in her first step, she would find a way to get pregnant with Luke's child. Then, she would become Luke's wife.

Sophian had already come up with a plan in her mind, and she knew what to do next. She mustered her courage and cheered for herself. Tonight would be an important night for her.

Melanie hurried over and said in a low voice, "Madam, Young Master Luke is here. He's at the door."

Allison stood up in surprise and looked at the door.

Sure enough, after half a minute, Luke walked in with snow on his shoulder.

Allison immediately instructed Sophian, "Sophian, go and pour a cup of warm tea for Luke to warm him up."

There was no expression on Luke's face when he saw that Sophian was there too. It was as though nothing had happened between them that night.

Sophian's face reddened the moment she saw Luke's tall figure. If she could cuddle with such a handsome man on the bed, how happy she would be.

Sophian was suddenly jealous of Bianca. She could not help but mock her. It was stupid of her to leave such a good husband alone and travel abroad.

However, her ignorance had given Sophian the chance to approach Luke.

Since that was the case, Sophian thought she should thank Bianca for that.

Sophian followed Allison's instructions. She poured a cup of warm tea for Luke and handed i to him with some embarrassment. "Mr. Crawford, have some tea."

Luke ignored the admiration Sophian showed on her face. He headed to the dining room and asked, "Aren't we having dinner together?"

Allison glared at Sophian. She could not help but blame her. If Sophian had not taken things into her hands previously, Luke would not be reacting this way now.

Allison followed Luke into the dining room and said, "Yes, let's have dinner. Serve the dishes." Sophian was dumbfounded as she remained rooted to the spot, still holding the cup of tea. She felt upset for getting ignored by Luke.

Allison turned around to look at Sophian, who was spacing out, and urged her, "What are you doing there? Let's go to the dining room for dinner."

Sophian gave her a grateful smile. Fortunately, Allison was here to rescue her. Otherwise, it would be awkward...

Sophian placed the cup of tea on the coffee table and kept up with them.

In the dining room.

Allison sat on the hostess' seat while Luke and Sophian sat opposite each other.

“Mr. Crawford, why don't you have some soup first? Ms. Allison spent three hours preparing this soup. It's good for your health.” Even though Sophian's feelings were hurt, she continued to curry favor with him.

Luke looked down and said in a cold voice, "She never goes to the kitchen."

Sophian paused for a moment while she was holding the bowl of soup.

Luke knew Allison too well. Allison had never entered the kitchen, so how could she have prepared the soup?

"Luke, the soup was prepared by me. Try some." Allison felt slightly aggrieved.

Although Sophian did it out of kindness, her lie was exposed in a second.

Allison could not help but feel awkward for her.

"No, thank you. My body is heaty these days. I can't drink too much soup." Luke took the plate from Melanie who helped him with the food and began eating.

Sophian had no choice but to put the bowl of soup in front of her.

She made the soup for Luke.

The soup was good for his health, but Sophian did not expect Luke to not accept it.

Sophian could not help but feel disappointed. His body would be too heaty if he drank the soup.

However, she was not planning to give up like that. After all, tonight would be the night she slept with Luke.

Allison was smoothing things over. It did not matter if Luke drank the soup or not. The soup would not have any effects on him either.

"Drink some wine since you're not taking the soup. I've just decanted a bottle of red wine. Bring it here," Allison instructed Melanie.

The bottle of red wine was the secret weapon.

Even Melanie had no idea that Sophian had already secretly made some preparations.

"Yes. How could we not drink some red wine during the New Year?" Sophian received the hint and put the three wine glasses beside her in front of the three of them.

"I'm not drinking it. I'll have to go home later," Luke rejected.

"You didn't drive here yourself. Even if you did drive here, there's nothing wrong with spending a night here, right?" Allison insisted Luke drink some wine. She took the bottle of wine from Melanie and said, "It's the New Year. Enjoy a glass of wine with me since you're already here having dinner with me."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2413-After a while, Mr. Griffin brought the brewed tea over and said, “Old Master Crawford, the tea is ready." "Okay." Old Master Crawford took a sip of the tea. He could not help but exclaim, "The tea smells good." "I should've brought some tea leaves to Luke's place." Then, he took another sip of tea.

"Grandpa, why are you craving for tea? Didn't you have any tea yesterday?" Louis asked with curiosity and poured a cup for himself too.

"Luke doesn't like drinking tea. How could I expect him to have good tea leaves there?" said Old Master Crawford. After all, Luke did not entertain guests there, so he would not have prepared tea leaves.

Some tea leaves were meant to be gifts for the guests. Old Master Crawford knew about that, so that was why he did not say that he wanted to have some tea.

"You always drink a pot of tea in the morning. Won't you get upset if there's no tea?" Louis knew the old master's habits well. Old Master Crawford loved drinking tea.

"It's still fine. The vegetable juice Luca made for me was good. It's good to have something else to replace tea every once in a while. But I've thought about it. Drinking tea helps to lift my mood." Old Master Crawford toyed with the vintage cup. The vintage cup and saucer were given by Luke.

As the old master loved drinking tea, there were many vintage tea sets in the house. However, his favorite was the one he was holding now.

"Grandpa, the more you talk about it, the more I wanted to try Dr. Craw's homemade food," said Louis as he refilled the old master's cup.

Susan was on pins and needles while she listened to their conversation. She could not help but feel depressed.

It seemed like Louis was trying to please Old Master Crawford, but they kept talking about Luke and Luca.

There was no way Louis had no idea that the two of them were his biggest enemies in taking over the family business!

Her eyes slightly darkened, but she dared not to cause trouble.

Mr. Griffin walked toward them, smiled, and said, "Old Master Crawford, the Wright family has come to visit."

"The Wright family? Which one?" Old Master Crawford was confused. He knew many people who had the same family name, so which Wright family was outside the door?

Susan answered, "They're my relatives."

“Your relatives..." Old Master Crawford nodded. Although they were Susan's relatives, they did not stay in A City.

Besides, they were her distant relatives.

However, they had been bringing gifts to them every year since they started their business. This had gone on for over a decade.

They could not be considered the Crawford family's friends. They claimed to be related to the Crawford family, but they were only their distant relatives. However, Old Master Crawford did not feel weird as they had been doing this for the past 10 years.

After all, no friendship could last forever in the business world. There were only benefits and interests.

The reason they did this was that they wanted to tell others that they were related to the Crawford family. It would bring advantages for them when they cooperated with others in the business world.

"Yes, Old Master Crawford. They come every year," said Susan. Her relatives on her mother's side would always bring some people to visit them during New Year as she was one of the Crawford family members.

More and more people started claiming to be her relatives when T Corporation grew bigger over the past 20 years.

Susan was glad that they came. It made her look good, after all.

"Ask them to come in. Prepare some refreshments for them," Old Master Crawford said to Mr. Griffin. He did not expect Susan's distant relatives to come so early. After all, it was only the second day of the New Year. Most of the relatives who were closer to them would pay a visit first. However, distant relatives like them were already showing up on the second day. Were they in such a hurry?

Susan did not notice Old Master Crawford's dissatisfaction and immediately said, "I've gotten everything prepared. The maid will serve them. Mr. Griffin, please bring them in."

"Yes, Madam Crawford." Mr. Griffin nodded and walked out to bring the guests in.

Old Master Crawford looked at Louis and asked, "Where's Yuri and Thea?"

"Grandpa, Yuri should be putting on her makeup now. Thea refused to sleep last night, so I'm letting her sleep for a while more," answered Louis.

"Parents are children's role models. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. You stayed up all night, huh?" Old Master Crawford was attentive and observative.

Although Louis had freshened himself, the old master could still see that he had not gotten enough rest.

"Grandpa, it's the New Year." Louis scratched his head embarrassingly.

"You'll be going to Thea's maternal grandfather's house in the afternoon, right?" Old Master Crawford asked. Based on the traditional customs, Louis would take Yuri back to her home on the second day of the New Year.

"Yes." Louis nodded and looked at Susan. "But I'm going to my maternal grandfather's home first. I'll visit Thea's maternal grandfather after that. Then, we might be having dinner at the Dunn family's house."

"Okay. The schedule is well-arranged. If it's too late for you to come home after dinner, you can spend the night there. I heard the weather forecast broadcasted that there'll be heavy snow tonight. It's dangerous to drive in heavy snow at night," said Old Master Crawford as he was worried about their safety.

“Okay, Grandpa. Don't worry. I'll know what to do," replied Louis. His schedule would be slightly packed today as he had to visit his maternal grandfather.

Susan initially thought of saying that they could visit the Armstrong family first and come back to have dinner with the old master.

However, she dispelled the thought of it when she remembered that Old Master Crawford was concerned about these etiquettes. They had to return to their maternal family's home on the second day of the New Year.

However, how many guests would they miss out on if they were not here for the rest of the day?

Guests would come to visit the Crawford family to show respect to Old Master Crawford. This did not just include the Wright family. Judging from past years, some families who owned businesses would pay a visit on the second day of the New Year to show their respect to the Crawford family too.

Susan was a little anxious. If they were not here in the afternoon and nighttime, Louis would miss out on many opportunities.

The maid served the refreshments on the table for the guests, while Mr. Griffin brought the Wright family in.

After some pleasantries, a few of them sat down. The Wright family was constantly looking for topics of conversation to butter up Old Master Crawford.

Susan sat beside them. She was not in the mood to talk to the others.

After all, the Wright family's business had nothing much to do with the Crawford family and Louis. That was why she could not be bothered to talk to them.

Furthermore, they were merely distant relatives. They had never paid a visit before their family started their business back then.

In the end, they came to visit just for the sake of their interests. Susan was not planning to talk to them. After all, there was nothing she could gain from them.

On the other hand.

Luke walked into the storage room after Old Master Crawford left.

Luca knew he was going to visit the Norman and Rayne families.

It did not matter if it was the Norman family or the Rayne family, Luke treated them fairly. He would stay there for a meal and keep her family company.

Luca walked into the storage room too.

"Mr. Crawford, are you looking for the gifts?" Luca asked.

"Yes. Please help me look for them. You were the one who put them here, so you know where they are.

The gifts are for the Norman family and Rayne family." Luke left the task to her.

Luca walked toward the storage rack and found the gifts for both families. She had carefully selected the gifts for them and ensured they were suitable for them.

"These are for the Norman family, and these are for the Rayne family," Luca said to Luke.

Luke raised his brows and replied, "You don't have to say all this. You're coming along with us."